Monthly Archives: December 2011

Christmas Day – Done and dusted

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Felicity Moore

Whew! And with a huge sigh of relief, much discarded wrapping paper, lots of batteries, alan keys and fiddly assembly, Christmas is concluded for another year. How was your big day? Ours was an unqualified success. The work that goes … Continue reading →

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Schools no longer teach cursive writing

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Felicity Moore

So handwriting is no longer being taught in many US schools and, inevitably, it will no longer be taught here. It seems the typed word has superceded the cursive-written word. My first reaction, when I read this on a friend’s … Continue reading →

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Reviewed: Alvin & The Chipmunks 3 – Chipwrecked

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Felicity Moore

With three young children (6, 5 and 4 years) I have the dubious honour of being able to call myself something of a Chipmunks expert. Not the original Chipmunks, mind you, who date back to 1959. No, I’m only familiar … Continue reading →

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Post-script to chart success

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Felicity Moore

Mums plan, children laugh. After the ripper success of the chart, that I spent much time smugly blogging about last week, I came a cropper the very next night. Matilda, it seems, is much, much smarter than me. Bookmark on … Continue reading →

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Charting my success

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Felicity Moore

I’ve been using charts for years as a behaviour modification tool. You know, you give your kids a sticker when they do something right and when they complete a row they get a reward. As I said, I’ve been using … Continue reading →

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